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Saranac Police investigating potential hate crimes aimed at transgender resident
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - A number of North Country residents are condemning potentially hate-motivated incidents in Saranac Lake. For many homeowners, flags are a point of pride and a way to show what they stand for. In the case of one Saranac Lake resident, their transgender flags were the target of what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
North Country police investigating Pride flag vandalism
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Police in Northern New York are investigating vandalism to Pride flags. The police chief in Saranac Lake says they are looking for any potential bias that may be connected to the case. The victim told WCAX News that two flags were ripped from their property...
Part of Telegraph Road in Peru, New York closed indefinitely due to culvert repairs
PERU, N.Y. — A section of Telegraph Road will be shut indefinitely on Friday afternoon as crews begin work to fix a major culvert collapse. Town of Peru officials announced that Telegraph Road between houses #403 and 382 will be closed for the foreseeable future as of Friday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Funeral services held for Peru resident Krysten Remy
PERU, N.Y. — In a display of solidarity and support, the North Country community gathered Wednesday morning to honor the memory of Krysten Remy, wholost her life at her home in Peru last week. Krysten's uncle, Kenneth Remy, expressed the family's profound grief: "This is a horrible tragedy, certainly...
Peru community steps up to help family of Krysten Remy, who was stabbed to death April 18
Peru, NY – A life lost too soon in Peru, where people came together on Wednesday to show love and support for the family of Krysten Remy who was stabbed to death in her home on April 18. Remy was a daughter, sister, niece, cousin — and a new...
Popular Central NY brewery expanding into Adirondacks this summer
On hot days in the Adirondacks this summer, there will be a new option to grab a refreshing cold drink. Central New York’s popular Prison City Pub & Brewery plans to open a new taproom early this summer in Lake Placid at 2577 Main Street, recently vacated by Bear Essentials Apparel. It’s a stone’s throw away from the Lake Placid Olympic Complex.
Exploring the uncharted terrain of Kate Mountain
A bushwhack hike up Kate Mountain, the ‘Queen of Vermontville’. Kate Mountain is the queen of Vermontville, a (nearly) 3,000-foot peak that commands the horizon from the Vermontville town park, and looms alone looking north from the agricultural high ground of Norman Ridge. Although it’s miles from Debar Mountain,...
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